Living in a town near an active volcano is quite surreal. It never looks the same, like any living thing. It changes daily and can be seet from almost every street corner.
You could almost forget about it, but the threat of an eruption is always there.
It goes by many names, but the locals call her Ruka Pillañ.

After a stunningly explosive summer, Kilauea, the world’s longest continuously erupting volcano, finally seems to have taken a break. The Hawaiian volcano’s latest eruption started in May and lasted three months, catching the world’s attention along the way. When the eruption finally ceased, more than 825 million cubic meters of earth had collapsed at the summit (and you can watch the collapse in the video). That’s the equivalent of 300,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The destruction of Kilauea’s crater was what’s called a piston-style caldera collapse. From mid-May to late August, 62 small collapse events rattled the volcano, each causing the crater to sink and push the surrounding land out and up. By the end of the collapse, the center of the volcano sank by as much as 500 meters. (🎥: C.A. Neal et al/Science 2018)
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Hace poco me contactaron para colaborar en un proyecto que toma un comunicado hecho por la comunidad Zapatista (https://bit.ly/2il8eRE), quienes extienden una serie de preguntas hacia la comunidad científica. Escogí ilustrar el texto que responde a la siguiente pregunta "¿Cuál es la explicación científica de la formación de los volcanes y de que sustancias están formados?". Espero pronto poder compartirles el proyecto finalizado, un libro que contedrá una serie de respuestas ilustradas por diversxs artistas. Me encanta trabajar con proyectos que involucran el arte y la ciencia! . . .
A little while ago I was asked to collaborate on a project that seeks to respond to a series of questions released by the Zapatista community (https://bit.ly/2il8eRE), directed to the scientific community. I chose to illustrate a text that responds to the following question " What is the scientific explanation of the formation of volcanoes and what are they made of?". I´m hoping I can show you the finished project very soon which will be a book containing a series of answers illustrated by several different artists. I love working on projects that involve art and science! . . . . . . . . . .
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Magnificent martian-like landscapes formed by 300 years old young volcanoes.
Walking down the fire lands of Timanfaya.
Volcanoes are my genuine Love and Passion.
I never feel tired exploring those surreal extraterrestrial scenery. All those amazing colors and textures. This part of Timanfaya National Park is closed for tourists. Hiking is strictly prohibited because of potential risk to life.
Lava surface is not dense enough. There are many hidden bottomless crevices, bubbles and cavities. Lanzarote had volcanic eruptions for six years from 1730 to 1736 and a smaller one in 1824, its status is classed as historical and therefore dormant, although you can still feel the heat under the surface at Timanfaya.
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Episode One. Our Planet Earth is alive. Earth is constantly breathing , lifting world ocean chest over ground and moving up and out all enormous 1,332,000,000 cubic kilometers of water. Earth is constantly bleeding, spewing into the air molten rocks of 1500 active or potentially active volcanoes worldwide, creating wonderful palette of colours and mind-blowing surreal textures.
Earth is constantly making Art around Us. Just keep your eyes open.
Traveling around the Globe, I am in constant search of all those flawless masterpieces created by unsurpassed Genius of Nature. This is my inspiration. This makes me feel alive.
And of course I am absolutely happy given the opportunity to see all that beauty.
Being among eligibles, those who were privileged to contribute and share experience.
My live is always surrounded by Art And Music.
Henry Purcell is one of my favorite baroque composers. Thinking about Dido's Lament aria "When I am laid in earth" from the opera Dido and Aeneas,
I dare say that , this is not so tragic in the end because our Planet is perfect from every angle, from all levels, all dimensions, all around.
From “Inferno” to “Heaven”.
Those things you can see only when You slow down.
When you are laid in Earth... #geology#minerals#volcano#volcanology#lava#exploring#neverstopexploring#femaletraveller#expedition#hiking#texture#colours#earth